Admirals, Generals, and American Foreign Policy, 1898-1914

After the Spanish-American War the United States, both by design and by accident, became involved in the Caribbean and the Far East on a scale that would have seemed highly improbable before 1898. As an "e;emerging"e; world power, the United States had to grapple with new issues, among them the role of military men and military power in protecting and advancing America's position in the world.Rich...